Zang-Fu organs

Question 1

HEART

Answer 1

Dominating the blood and vessels and manifesting on the face
Housing the mind
Opening into the tongue

Question 2

LIVER

Answer 2

Storing blood
Maintaining the free flow of Qi
i) liver function and emotional activity, ii) liver function and digestion, iii)liver function and qi and blood
Controlling the tendons and manifesting the nails
opening into the eye

Question 3

SPLEEN

Answer 3

Governing transportation and transformation (digestion)
Controlling blood
Dominating the muscles and four limbs
Opening into the mouth and manifesting on the lips

Question 4

LUNG

Answer 4

Dominating qi and controlling respiration
Dominating dispersing, skin and hair (distributing)
Dominating descending and regulating the water passages
Opening into the nose

Question 5

KIDNEY

Answer 5

Storing Essenes and dominating development and reproduction
Dominating water metabolism
Receiving Qi
Dominating bone, manufacturing marrow to fill up the brain and manifesting in hair
Opening into the ear and dominating anterior and posterior orifices

Question 6

GALLBLADDER

Answer 6

Stores bile

Paired with liver to maintain free flow of qi and regulate emotions

Question 7

STOMACH

Answer 7

Paired with Spleen to digest and absorb: acquired foundation
Receive and decompose food
Send decomposing food to the small intestine

Question 8

SMALL INTESTINE

Answer 8

Reception and digestion
Further digests and separates turbid from liquid
Transmits food residue to large intestine

Question 9

LARGE INTESTINE

Answer 9

Receives waste from small intestine
Absorb fluid
Form feces to excrete

Question 10

BLADDER

Answer 10

Assisted by kidney qi

Temporarily stores urine